Overview
- Mamatha H. L., 39, was found dead on December 25 in her rented home in Kumaraswamy Layout, south Bengaluru.
- Police arrested junior colleague C Sudhakar, 25, the same evening, registered a murder case on her brother’s complaint, and a court remanded him to police custody.
- Investigators say the pair’s relationship deteriorated after his family fixed another marriage and arguments over her insistence on marriage escalated.
- Police allege he fatally wounded her in the neck during a late-night argument around December 24–25 before fleeing.
- The weapon has not been recovered as officers verify his statements, and they are examining an allegation he took her gold chain to mimic a robbery.